The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-07
PJISON IN THE ASHES
What the Mt. Lebanon Shakers
FOund-Incident in The His
tory of Quiet Community.

HnullltS, SeCluueu lIOlll Jhe lreG
and worry Of the outside world.
They are widely known, how
ever, for their strict honor and
problty in business.
The Shakers believe that ma
ture has a remedy for every dis
ease. A few have been found
the rest are as yet unknown.
Many were discovered by acct
dent. Others came to light as
the result of patient experiment
and research.
Nervous Dyspepsia is a COM
paratively neaO disease, growing
out Of the conditions of modern
life. 1t is a joint affection of
the digestive organs and of the
nervous system. These two
were formerly treated as sepa-
rate ailments, and it was left
for the clear-sighted Shakers
to prove that the bass Of this
terrible and often fatal compli-
cation lies chiefly in the disord-
cred and depraved functions of
digestion and nutrition. They
reasoned thus:-"lf we can in
duce the stomach to do its
work, and stimulate the excre-
tive organs to drive out of the
body the poisonous waste mat
ters which remain after the life
giving elements of the food
have been absorbed, we shall
have conquered Nervous Dys-
pepsia and Nervous Exhaust
ion. And they were right.
Knowing the infallible power
Of Shaker Extract (Seigel's
Syrup in less complicated
though similar diseases,
they resolved to test it fully
in this. TO leave no ground
for Doubt they prescribed the
remedy in hundreds of cases
which had been pronounced in.
curable-with perfect success
in every instance where their
directions as to living and diet
were scrupulously followed.
Nervous Dyspepsia and Elk
haustion is a peculiarly Ameri-
can disease. TO q greater or
less extent half the people of
this country suffer nom it
both sexes and all ares. In no
country in the word are there
so many insane asyiulns filled
to overlooking, all resulting
from this alarming disease. Its
leading symptoms are these
Frequent or continual head
ache; q dull pain at tie base
of the brain; bad breath; nau-
seous quotations; the rising
Of sour and pungcnt fluids to
the throat; a sense If opp.ass.
ion and faintness It the pit Of
the stomach; 1fatu "roa; wake.
fulness and loss q sleep; dis
gust with food even wher
weak from the need oft; sticky
or Shiny matter on The teeth o.
in the mouth, especially on ris
ing in the morning; iinred anC
coated tongue; dull eyes; col,
hands and feet; constipation
dry Or rough skin; inability L
fix the mind on any labor call
ing for COZ jnuous attention
and oppressive and sad fore
bodinga and fears.
All this terrible grou1
Shaker Extract (Seigel'
Syrup removes by its pos
tive, powerful, direct ye
painless and cntlo action upoI
the functions OF digestion an,
assimilation. Those element
of the food that build up an,
strengthen the system are sen
upon their mission, while a
waste matters (the ashes of life
fre) which unremoved, poiso
and kill, are expelled from til
body through the bowels, ki'
neys and skin. The weak an
prostlvtcd nerves are quieteC
toned and fed by the puritie
blood. As the result, healtl
with It's c~ioyments, blessin!
and power, returns to the su
ferer who had, perhaps, aban
oned all hope of ever seeir
another well day.
The President writes fpw lettare q